Ball-bearing.



No. 817,737. PATEN'TED APR. 10, 1906. B. G. GOBLE.

BALL BEARING. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 18, 1904.

mane @mwwmwa Application filed August 18, 190

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Be it known that .l, G. GOBLE, aeil'i Zen of [he Unilerl Sirtes of America, residing at .i-llleghen in the eonnl of Allegheny and Stale of Penn l 'anin, have inven erl certain new filllil nserul improvements in bell-Bear hie-s, of which the following is e speeilicnlion, reference being lnnl therein to the neeompnnyine; drawings.

This invention has relaiion l lull-beerings and more partieulz'irly to that. class of ball-bearings which are arlapierl to be nsecl in connection with the spindles of axles, shafis, and the like; and the object of this invention is to dispense with the cups and eones eon! monly used and provide a perfect. hearing Without grooves or guideways for the balls.

Another object ol thisinvention is to provide novel means whereby a plurality of balls may be supported upon nny-sizerl parallel surfsees, the number oi. hells depending upon the Weight Whieh they are to carry.

The inveniiim finally resides in the novel consume-lion, eombinnlion, and arrangement of parts, which will be herein ler more fully ileseribeil and then speeilieni pointed out in the. elniins.

Referring lo the drawings aeeompnnyin this application, Figure l is a longitudinal sectional View of my improved b; ll-benring, showing the same in eonneeiion with 1 spin LllC ol an mile nnil the hub of s Wheel. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail 'VlOW oi the lull-retaining sleeve. is a vertical 'zms erse Fig. 0 seetionnl View Lnlren on the line a of Fig. 1. Fig. is a SlllB elevation of the hall-retaining rings OlllplUyULl in eonneetion with the end thrusts. Fig. 5 is :1 top plan View of a hook or hitch arm employed to leek a retainersleeve in posilion. F5. 3 an enlarged (letnileil seolionnl new oi s par:v ol the iring,

showing how two of the sleeves thereof are,

spaced apart and hehl in the spared position.

'lhroughoni i'he several Y \vs of the drawings similar re'lerenee ehm'neiers iles gnsie corresponding parts, Billl l'he reference eneraeler A (lesignnies an nxle having lormeil irtegrnl therewilh n spindle B, whieh is thremh eil upon its outer end, as indirziteil at C. The axle is provided near the spindle with. a shoulder D and a collar E. i

The reference elnrrneler ll rlesignn'les :1. hub of n wheel having spokes G G illOUlElGLl therein, and in the hub is secured the hearingsleeve 11, which is provided with an snnnlzir itc-irizsci. .i-Iipril M3, Serial No. 221,207,

recess in each on r enee character The lfljillll the rlrnwiiigs 1.. neebion Wlill hnill-np hubs eoinposml of :1 1h:

nnbierl and semi-ml The parts shove ilCSUll JC'L lnr eonslrnetien, and by er in eonneelion with. nnpre l have provided. elliiient nieznr equal bearing: is inninl' iinerl Wher the Weightis sustained spokes, and s g'zw-nieet i;

he enrl thrists inrllw the like. it will b? ohserv r i 'r the drawings l'lnil- I have en'iployerl n for my improved hering which or r tieulnr construction name :nneter throughout its e1 advantage of this eei =trneliion will he hereinafter more fully described.

construction she prises :1 sl eve 1. p; tisily 1m.

openings 2, sex

lonriiiulinn mnerers of mgs 2 are general gether 111 t rowsoireuinlersnii V 1 the slee ,sneinttheirou ends are provider with shoulders r member or sleew tor than the i'neinbe er ing the lnl'ter. with eironn Elflml rev. sine ofil' istering third sleeve 1" or i, ember ell" rv'hieh r tnres of the sleeve or member 3, o the s of the open t... p... Inge Q me so stra ned s t .t Ill/ll the are or ill l or n size to ,..;t some dist. ioe

is to n inbveine t by means or one .1 more rivets or pins 20, cured in the sleeve or member 1 and. of at to project through the sleeve er 8. the portion ber h and th sl 1 thereo til, sleeve or be l i ten it)", pit e by means or l v mounted t id".

. to be her 6 being mounted the rivets l ant ' lie-lo; equi 1, and the sleeve e me iberfil' pernut of to when the .cl'

36L 01 is teh I. the rivet in.

inying this plirlyin. 1 lll1\,.()f, nor-sleeves which in their entirety will be her inefter i-elerreiil to as retainers, being C ch at lon -in us 5 oi the Xle A,

and l have shown a plural y of bells rnou ed in send retainer, the s a to entir; v. cover the spindl reeves oonioris the retainer beino' supported by e. plurality of "*cts oonstruoteo similar to the rivet e" herelr y referring to the spinr E? I i it will be ol'iserved that this spindle is of same diameter its entire length, thus d i V .ith the cone-shaped spindle heretofore used, and it will be seen by the constrrwtion of the retainer that the sleeves 1, 6, end may be provided with a larger number ol openings or apertures in which the balls are supported, and. the balls 23 may be ,r in relation to one another Within said retainer, whereby each ball will have cylindrical surface to t uvol upon, and where the Weigl'it to be sur orted upon said spindle increases u groeter number ()Il bulls i'nuy ho pieced within the rotuii'ior directly bei'ienth the weight.

To poi lit the end thrust of tho uxle in con-- neotion w h the hub and at the some time to maintain a-porl'oot homing betwr-ien suid. hub and axle, l: hziveprovidcd the retainers 1] and lit, which ureidontioul in construction, those retainers oonrnrising tlxroo rings" or menibors l4, l5, and 16. ed upon lines similur to sleeves 1, 6, and s, and the ring H- is provided with u plurulity of apertures17otsuo|1udiuniotorthutthehulls lb will permitlml to extend. through said apertures u slight distunco, and tho ring l5 is provided with upon urns If; ol' u. dizimotor correspmuling lo thut ol' the bulls, while the ring it} is provided with apertures. 11), u'lwroby the bulls will be roluinod within tho dill'oront The rings ore oonstruot- ("v ULt rin 's and held therein the rivets 21, which are sii'niler in construction to the rivets 4. ll retainer 1 l is mounted in the annular re- I oi the bearing-ring H, and the balls 18 of retainer bear upon the shoulder curried by the nut 24-, which is secured upon the ot the spindle, and a jam nut 25 is threads e employed to'look this nut upon said spindle. The retainer 12 is mounted in the annular re- J of the bearing-ring H, and the balls of if 'etziiner bear against the shoulder 26 of recess and upon. the annular shoulder D e e liar E of the axle.

bells must be held at points Where the 0 contact with the spindle and witli the surrounding sleeve in order to decrease to as an extent as possible the friction 01" the sells and the retainer. The sleeves l and 6 in the construction shown in Figs. 1 end 2 are therefore spaced apart and held by the rivets 4, the opening 7 in the sleeve being of soon. diameter that the balls do not Contact therewith at all. The sleeve 8 in this construction acts as the retuiner to hold. the balls Within the sleeves 1 and 6 and is ncoessery for this purpose. By reference, therefore, to

h 5 it Will be observed that the point of coi'iteot oi the bulls with sleeves 1 and 5' is a. point on the periphery of the bulls Where the diameter of said balls is materially less than the greatest diameter of the bulls, and ooiisecpiontly tne friction between the balls and said sleeves 1 end 8 is very slight. This true also of the end thrust-bearings In Fig. l of the drewings the retainers are assembled in their respective positions in connection with the spindle and hub, and to remove the same the cap 27, carried by the hub, is removed and the nuts 25 and 24 removed, at which time the retainer 11 may be readily displaced from the spindle and the sleeves 1, 6, end 8, comprising the retainer for the bulls, may be pulled outwardly from the spindle B. The screw-throwled cup 28 is then removed and the rude A pulled outwardly from the hub or the hub removed from the spindle of said axle, at which time the retainer 12 may be removed thorolrom. It will thus be 0bserved that the hull-retuii'lcrs may be easily and quickly removed should it be desired to clounse the sumo or oil the spindle, it oftentimes not being necessary to remove the retainers. By constructine the retainers as above dosri'ibod thebulls ol the retainers will be permittedv to travel in the direction that tho dilloront bearing parts revolve and it perfect bouring-surhtoo will be provided upon the spindle for ouch and every bull and the cups und conos commonly used dispensed with.

l. desire to cull particular attention to the bouring' relation which exists between the bulls ol the retainer and the spindle. it is u Woll-lmswn l'ect that heretofore cone-shaped or tuprring spindles have been used in conobserved that a spindle or shaft of an equal diameter throughout is used, and by mounting the balls directly upon the shaft or spin-" dle I provide an equal bearing on each and every ball-that is, each ball will travel upon a surface 0 the same cn'cumferenceand the periphery of the spindle or shaft being of an equal contour or curvature its entire length each ball will travel upon a ath similar to and simultaneously with the other balls. By so constructin the retainer in relation to a fixed or movable body each ball will bear and travel u on a prescribed path similar to the path foll owed by the other balls. In forming the sleevescomprising the retainer the apertures may be so disposed as to retain the balls in any desired position, and more particularly where the weight will bear upon said balls, it being essential that the bearing be interposed between the spindle or shaft and the weight whereb the strain and friction upon the spindle wil be relieved. It will be apparent from the foregoing description that a novel and new form of bearing and spindle have been provided for vehicles and such machinery where they are employed.

It has been found by experiment that my ball-bearing is articularly adapted for use in connection wit mechanism for moving very heavy weights, owing to the fact that where the same is used in connection with a cylindrical bearing surface of even diameter throu hout atwooint bearing is maintamed Heretofore m ball-bearings wherein cu s, cones, or races were used it was im ossib e .to sustain a weight upon the balls w iich would have a bearing upon an imaginary axle-line-that is, the pressure of a Weight u on a ball would not bethrough the center or said ball, but-would be at an angle to a line through said center. It has also been ascertained that where my improved ballbearing comprisinga retainer is used it is not necessary to adjustthe same, and where the same is used in o nnection with car-wheels, the pressure of the Weight upon said wheels being downwardly, as the boxes which are supported by the axles of said wheels become worn it is not necessary to adjust the bearing, as the same will provide an equal wearing on all sides of the axle and will at all times maintain a perfect bearing for said axle.

Another essential feature of my improved bearing resides in the fact that where the same is used upon s 'indles or shafts the shaft or spindle if worn W1 lbe evenlyworn throughout its entire length owing to the disposition of the balls within the retainer surrounding the same.

What I claim as new, and. desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination with an axle and its spindle portion, of a ball-bearing comprising three members surrounding the spindle of the axle, balls mounted in said members, the inner of which members is apertured to permit the balls to project therethrough into en.- gagement with the spindle, and carries rivets, the intermediate of said members being mounted on said rivets, and having openings greater in diameter than the openings in the first-mentioned member and the third of which members is sleeved onto the secondmentioned member and has openings to allow the balls to project therethrough, substantially as described.

2. A ball-bearing comprising three elements or members, balls mounted in said members, the inner one of said members having openings of less diameter than the balls received in said openings, and the surround ing member having openings of larger diameter than the inner member, with the outer or third member sleeved onto the second-111cm tioned member and having openings to receive the balls, but of less diameter than said bails.

3. The combination with an axle and its spindle portion, of sleeves concentric with the spindle and with each other, the inner of said sleeves being provided with openings, balls mounted in said openings and of greater diameter than the openings, rivets carried. by said inner sleeve, the intermediate of said sleeves being mounted on said rivets and having openings of a diameter equal to the diameter of the balls, the outer of said sleeves be ing sleeved onto the intermediate sleeve and having openings of less diameter than the balls, means for securing said outer sleeve against independent movement, and means on the spindle for holding all the sleeves against endwise movement thereon.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BERT G. GOBLE.

Witnesses:

K. H, BUTLER. WM: 0. Herrz. 

